Speak First Blog
Giving everyone a chance to be heard: How to facilitate great meetings
Increasingly, meetings are getting a bad reputation. The phrase “it could have been an email” has become commonplace, representing people’s frustration with having to attend something which ends up ...
Read moreEmotional intelligence at work: The secret power great leaders need
Leaders at work need to build relationships, communicate clearly, inspire others and establish trust. A key element of this process is developing emotional intelligence (EQ) – the ability to ...
The three elements of time management: Making the most of your day
The Doctor, of TV’s ‘Doctor Who,’ has all the time in the world (or any world they decide to visit!). Flying around the universe in their time machine, The Tardis, The Doctor is able to take as much ...
Cialdini’s principles of influence: Raising your effect on others
In life and work, we’re constantly bombarded by people trying to influence us. There are colleagues at work who need us to sign on to new projects; politicians influencing us to vote for them; ...
Announcement: Speak First acquired by Dutch edTech scaleup, Lepaya
We are excited to announce that Speak First has been acquired by Lepaya, a rapidly expanding Netherlands-based Learning and Development scaleup. They work with enterprises to upskill their workforce ...
Do as I say, not as I do: Why L&D professionals need more L&D
As the organisers and figureheads of workplace learning, sharing the benefits and advocating training for others, one would expect Learning and Development professionals to be the first in line for ...
Why you shouldn’t be resigned to the Great Resignation
This article is from our new series 'One small step for Management: The L&D guide to the giant leap in employee expectations.' We've been publishing all the articles but if you don't want wait, ...
Why it’s impossible to avoid bringing your troubles to the workplace
This is the second article from our new series 'One small step for Management: The L&D guide to the giant leap in employee expectations.' We'll publish the rest over the next few weeks, if you ...